ABSTRACT
An adult mixbreed female dog is presented with a megaoesophagus. The treatment of a concomitant thyroïdism allowed the total regression of the megaoesophagus. A literature overview is presented, dealing with the correlation between megaoesophagus and hypothyroïdism. Diagnostic and therapeutic possibilities are discussed.
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Dog Diseases/diagnosis , Dog Diseases/drug therapy , Esophageal Achalasia/veterinary , Hypothyroidism/veterinary , Animals , Diagnosis, Differential , Dogs , Esophageal Achalasia/complications , Esophageal Achalasia/diagnosis , Female , Hypothyroidism/complications , Hypothyroidism/diagnosis , Hypothyroidism/drug therapy , Radiography, Thoracic/veterinaryABSTRACT
A six-month old bitch presenting a sub-lingual mucocele and hematoma associated with coagulation disorders died four days after the surgical treatment of the mucocele. The necropsy revealed a canine angiostrongylosis, a disease rarely seen in Switzerland. This article summarizes the biology of Angiostrongylus vasorum and describes the lesions and symptoms caused by this cardio-pulmonary helminthosis, as well as its diagnosis and treatment. The connections between angiostrongylosis and coagulation disorders are also discussed.
